Evidence Reference
Sir George Hill, A History of Cyprus, vol. III (Cambridge, 1948)
Associated with James III of Cyprus
Citation
Sir George Hill, A History of Cyprus, vol. III: The Frankish Period, 1432–1571 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948). Foundational institutional history of the late Lusignan Cyprus period covered by this batch — the reigns of John II, Charlotte's deposition by her illegitimate half-brother James II, James II's brief reign, and Catherine Cornaro's regency for their infant son James III.
Supporting claim
supported
James III of Cyprus (1473–1474), the last male Lusignan king of Cyprus, was the posthumous son of James II and Catherine Cornaro. Born August 1473 shortly after his father's death, he was crowned nominal King while Catherine served as regent. He died aged approximately ten months in August 1474, likely poisoned. His death cleared the succession to Catherine, who reigned in her own right as Queen of Cyprus 1474–1489.